“ and you expect me to just believe you ? “ though she sidled along as well , having an unexpectedly little amount of trouble with balance and almost letting go of him once or twice . she’d been ready to jump from the start , optimal angle or not , and the child in her swung her legs over the gap as she bobbed her head .
“ alright , i’ll jump . “
———IT WASN’T A MATTER OF TRUST THAT HAD KEPT THEM FROM TAKING A WORSE PLUNGE. elliot was perfectly fine being a treacherous liar in the face of persecution, not that he intended to be that kind of person.
pushing off the branch with the strange child in hand, he quickly slowed their descent to a comfortable floating drop. it tended to be hard with another in his grasp, but the girl was not large and he had the experience to do it.
❝ now, will you tell me who and what you are, kid? ❞